Manuel Arias, an expert in the Column Unit of the Rehabilitation Service of the Reina Sofía University Hospital, indicates that it is much better for a child to use a school bag correctly instead of a cart to transport school supplies. It might seem strange, however, the explanation of the expert leaves no doubt, the stairs, curbs and other obstacles on the daily route to school, forces children to make more strength with one of the sides of the body, when pulling single arm, forcing the waist discs.
These discs are located between each of the vertebrae of the spine and provide two primary functions, the mobility of the spine and the necessary cushioning in the movements that are performed. Maybe the cart allows the child to not endure so much weight and helps prevent some spinal problems, but they can still resent and even injure the mentioned discs. It would be interesting to take a look at the post The school bag and the back of the children, some tips, to know what the risks are or how to use the backpack to avoid possible consequences of its use. The expert warns us that although the deviation of the back usually occurs in adolescence, there is a history on it that has been carrying excess weight or have adopted bad postures (such as the use of the cart), except in cases of genetic inheritance or other disease.
An adequate weight and well distributed in a backpack does not have to present any complication in the development of a child, a warning sign that we must take into account is back pain, if a child has discomfort, it is best to go to the specialist to verify that there is no problem. We must know that not giving importance can mean that we condemn the child to have back problems in the future.
